Senior Occupational Therapist

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join the York & Scarborough Perinatal Community Mental Health Team. This fixed-term role involves providing evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, managing a complex caseload, and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to improve mental health services.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months post-qualifying experience.
• Experience supervising junior staff or taking OT students.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload independently, delivering specialist occupational interventions.
• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary team working.
• Contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives.

Skills

Client-centred approaches

Evidence-based assessments

Occupational performance assessment

Education

Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

York, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

7eb3369c2ae3

Job Views:

8

Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

Job Description:

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our York & Scarborough Perinatal Community Mental Health Team on a fixed term or secondment basis, covering maternity leave. the post will be until July 2026. The Perinatal Team covers York & Scarborough geography and and is located at Huntington House Mental Health Resource Centre, York.

The multi-disciplinary team works with patients and their families perinatal period and includes a Psychiatrist, Senior Community Practitioners, Nursery nurses, Peer Support workers and a Clinical Specialist Nurse.

We are looking for an occupational therapist who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy within perinatal services.

You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in York and Selby in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.

To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.

To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision

To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working

To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives

To use the Trust electronic patient record system

To abide by all Trust policies and procedures

To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details

Date posted

22 May 2025

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

346-NYA-063-25-A

Job locations

Huntington House

Jockey Lane

York

YO32 9XW

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to *perinatal pathwaysand offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in the community.

All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.

The ability to engage and communicate with patients as well as the parents/family/carers and system around them is essential.

Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.

There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal

This post is only open to current employees of TEWV. Any applications received from non-TEWV employees will not be considered.

Person Specification

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our York & Scarborough Perinatal Community Mental Health Team on a fixed term or secondment basis, covering maternity leave. the post will be until July 2026. The Perinatal Team covers York & Scarborough geography and and is located at Huntington House Mental Health Resource Centre, York.

The multi-disciplinary team works with patients and their families perinatal period and includes a Psychiatrist, Senior Community Practitioners, Nursery nurses, Peer Support workers and a Clinical Specialist Nurse.

We are looking for an occupational therapist who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy within perinatal services.

You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in York and Selby in TEWV, to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.

To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.

To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision

To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working

To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives

To use the Trust electronic patient record system

To abide by all Trust policies and procedures

To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details

Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

346-NYA-063-25-A

Job locations

Huntington House

Jockey Lane

York

YO32 9XW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to *perinatal pathwaysand offer input to individuals, their families and carers, in the community.

All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.

The ability to engage and communicate with patients as well as the parents/family/carers and system around them is essential.

Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.

There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal

This post is only open to current employees of TEWV. Any applications received from non-TEWV employees will not be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration with HCPC

Appropriate professional qualification for occupational therapy role

Experience

Essential

Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery

Experience of taking OT students and/or supervising junior staff

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the needs of people who use our services with mental health conditions or learning disabilities

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom